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Malaysia: 11 Books on Islam Banned

The Internal Security Ministry has banned 11 books – eight in English and three in Bahasa Malaysia – about Islam whose contents have been found to have deviated from the teachings of the religion.

According to the ministry’s Quran Publication Control and Text Division Secretary Che Din Yusoh, the ban order was gazetted on Jan 17 under Section 7(1) of the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984.

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The books banned are:

* Secrets Of The Koran: Revealing Insights Into Islam’s Holy Book by Don Richardson